“We’re gonna win the league, we’re gonna win the league.” As the Everton fans began to file out of Goodison Park, the party in the away end only got more raucous. The travelling Nottingham Forest fans even managed to coax a wave from Nuno Espirito Santo, before the final whistle blew on their 2-0 victory, sealed with goals from Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White .
Forest find themselves in uncharted territory. Or, more accurately, territory they have not explored in the best part of three decades. There remained a slight tinge of self-depreciation in the chants about winning the league, even if Nuno’s side are one of a handful of teams who look like they could keep Liverpool honest, as Arne Slot’s team push for what feels like an increasingly inevitable title following their 5-0 win over West Ham .
We’re in this together. ❤️ pic.twitter.
com/COUQPkzPXr — Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) December 29, 2024 But that does not mean Forest fans are not daring to dream of where this remarkable journey might lead them after finishing the day in second place. Whatever results Chelsea and Arsenal achieve tomorrow, Forest will start 2025 in the top four. Comfortably so.
Now after securing their fifth straight Premier League win, one question is being asked with increasing seriousness...
Can Nottingham Forest dare to dream of European football? Well, yes. The last time they qualified for Europe was when they finished third in 1994-95, under Frank Clark. If it means anything, t.
